Jessica

There is more about the Colen study here, 
http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/sibbreast.htm

And the abstract is on PubMed at 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Colen%2C+breastfeeding 
from where you can link to the full-text pdf.

Trying to find the breastfeeding definitions, there's not a lot.... 
it says "Breastfeeding status (yes/no) was coded as 0 if the mother 
did not breastfeed and 1 if she breastfed him/her for any length of 
time. Breastfeeding duration (in weeks) was based on a question that 
asked how many weeks old the child was when
the NLSY mother quit breastfeeding altogether" and "...the 
independent variable is breastfeeding duration (in weeks) as opposed 
to breastfeeding
status (yes/no).".... "prevalence of breastfeeding and our outcomes 
are similar to those found in nationally representative surveys 
conducted during the same time
period (Chase-Lansdale, Mott, Brooks-Gunn, & Phillips, 1991; Der et al., 2006).

My guess would be that these babies were almost certainly not 
exclusively breastfed and - as we know - the degree of exclusivity 
definitely does make a difference to health outcomes.

Pamela Morrison IBCLC
Rustington, West Sussex, England
--------------------------------------------
I curious if anyone has studied the article that is mentioned in this 
post. The study between breastfed and non-breastfed siblings having 
the same 'health' conditions.
I know that i have seen this study mentioned in a couple of sites 
over the last couple of months. I read the study awhile ago but don't 
remember it in clarity.
Did the study really seperate how long the 'breastfed' child 
breastfed for and if it was exclusive breastmilk or partial breastmilk?
Also, when reading the study was there any other 'concers' or 
'issues' that you noticed with it?

Jessica Callahan IBCLC,
NC, USA


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